EADS Still Waiting in the Wings

France has been most reliable European ally of India, has supported India when US imposed sanction on us, in such big contract that is very important factor. US and other Western powers has to earn confidence of India in there partners.

3:56 pm February 5, 2012

Can Demir wrote:

Mixing of Russian, French and or British air assets will considerably increase the ongoing cost of ownership. Specifically the support functions, spare parts etc will make it a nightmare in which fighter groups will be forced to operate from specific airfields. This will either mean considerably higher support costs or severe limitation of where the fighter wings can be based from and deployed to. Given the geographic size of the country this will be a major issue to ponder...

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